Brainstem dysgenesis in an infant prenatally exposed to cocaine

Hector Boix; Arantxa Ortega-Aznar; Elida Vazquez; Salvador Salcedo; Manuel Roig-Quilis

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.11.009

Brainstem dysgenesis in an infant prenatally exposed to cocaine

Pediatr Neurol. 2010 Apr;42(4):295-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.11.009.

Authors

Hector Boix¹, Arantxa Ortega-Aznar, Elida Vazquez, Salvador Salcedo, Manuel Roig-Quilis

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario Valle Hebrón, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 20304337
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.11.009

Abstract

Many authors described the effects on the fetus of maternal cocaine abuse during pregnancy. Vasoconstriction appears to be the common mechanism of action leading to a wide range of fetal anomalies. We report on an infant with multiple cranial-nerve involvement attributable to brainstem dysgenesis, born to a cocaine-addicted mother.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Stem / abnormalities*
Brain Stem / drug effects*
Brain Stem / pathology
Cocaine / toxicity*
Cranial Nerve Diseases / chemically induced*
Cranial Nerve Diseases / pathology
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / toxicity*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male

Substances

Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Cocaine